On the night to mark our nations 250th year of independence Abdullah Mason, boxing’s youngest current champion is set to make the first defense of his WBO lightweight title in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio at the CSU Wolstein Center when he take’s on British Joe Cordina. A battle befitting for July 4th. There will be fireworks both inside and outside the ring on fight night! The fight will be presented live via DAZN and broadcasted on TNT.
Mason (20-0, 17KOs) catapulted from prospect to world champion in the blink of an eye. Mason amassed 65 wins in his 80 bout amateur career before debuting as a pro at the age of 17 back in November of 2021. In just four years since, Mason snatched the WBO crown by dominating an unbeaten Sam Noakes last November. That fight ended his 2025 run in which he also defeated Manuel Jaimes via fourth round stoppage in February, followed by a sixth-round stoppage over Carlos Ornelas in April and a fifth round stoppage of Namibian veteran Jeremia Nakathila in June. A perfect end to a very busy year.
Cordina (19-1, 9KOs) is looking to obtain a world title in a second weight class with this fight being his third outing at the lightweight division. In 2022, Cordina only needed two-rounds to KO Kenichi Ogawa for the 130lb IBF title. Due to a hand injury he was stripped of said title before his first defense, but regained it when he defeated Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov via decision in 2023.
Also on the card we will see Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington (17-0, 10KOs), The Brownsville Brooklynite is a world champion and four-year pro. Carrington had a great 2025 with a third-round stoppage against Jose Enrique Vivas in March and a unanimous decision over Mateus Heita for the WBC interim title. After that Carrington was upgraded to full champion with a vicious ninth-round KO of Carlos Castro back in January.
Carrington will be facing off a tough and rugged, Mexican Contender Rene Palacios who will be looking to snatch Carrington’s WBC featherweight title.
The fourth of July will have Fireworks both in and out the ring so do not miss out on the action and make sure to tune in come fight night!
